Gram panchayat · Lanjigarh block · Kalahandi
Pokharibandh gram panchayat
Pokharibandh is a gram panchayat (village council) in Lanjigarh block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 25 villages, home to 2,936 people in 728 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Lanjigarh assembly constituency and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 25
- Population (2011)
- 2,936
- Literacy
- 43.1%
- Area
- 19.6 km²
- LGD code
- 118807
Villages of Pokharibandh
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhari Bandha | 146 | 560 | 49.7% | 18% | 13% |
| Bakatpur | 71 | 324 | 76.6% | 41% | 2% |
| Melghutu | 71 | 273 | 32.3% | 85% | 11% |
| Binayakpur | 38 | 151 | 55.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Podaumer | 39 | 139 | 42.2% | 98% | 0% |
| Irkuli | 36 | 136 | 43.8% | 0% | 54% |
| Karlakupa | 33 | 136 | 59.5% | 0% | 7% |
| Kesa Padar | 35 | 130 | 5.9% | 35% | 25% |
| Budha Umer | 33 | 129 | 23.1% | 26% | 72% |
| Lokanathapur | 25 | 110 | 29.5% | 45% | 36% |
| Jharmunda | 29 | 101 | 75.3% | 0% | 89% |
| Benipokhari | 25 | 100 | 21.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Bhejipadar | 23 | 92 | 4.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Talipada | 20 | 90 | 34.7% | 0% | 98% |
| Bedhal Khaman | 20 | 88 | 25.7% | 57% | 0% |
| Junjer Guda | 19 | 77 | 42.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Isarbaru | 17 | 55 | 37.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Bedaghati | 10 | 52 | 25.0% | 0% | 98% |
| Kaner | 10 | 44 | 44.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Umer | 10 | 44 | 5.9% | 0% | 98% |
| Fukar Padara | 6 | 35 | 28.6% | 20% | 80% |
| Makundpur | 4 | 34 | 32.0% | 0% | 79% |
| Jadimara | 3 | 15 | 18.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Dharamkhandi | 3 | 12 | 0.0% | 100% | 0% |
| Gambhariguda | 2 | 9 | 75.0% | 0% | 100% |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Pokharibandh
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,936
- 1,450 male · 1,486 female
- Households
- 728
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 43.1%
- below Lanjigarh block's villages (47.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,025
- about the same as Lanjigarh block's villages (1,030)
- Children aged 0–6
- 549
- 18.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,469
- 50.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 798 (27.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,024 (34.9%)
What the 1,469 workers did
- Cultivators204 (13.9%)
- Agricultural labourers102 (6.9%)
- Household industry13 (0.9%)
- Other work367 (25.0%)
- Marginal workers783 (53.3%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Pokharibandh
How many of the 25 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 25 villages cover 20 km², 34% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 25
- Middle school3 of 25
- Secondary school1 of 25
- Senior secondary school0 of 25
- Degree college0 of 25
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 25
- Health sub-centre0 of 25
- Anganwadi centre8 of 25
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 25
- Hand pump7 of 25
- Electricity for homes2 of 25
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 25
- Public bus2 of 25
- Mobile phone coverage13 of 25
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 25
- Commercial bank0 of 25
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 25
- Weekly haat3 of 25
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (25), Maize (24).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Lanjigarh block
- Bandhapari
- Basantapada
- Baterima
- Bedagaon
- Benagaon
- Bhatangpadar
- Bhurtigarh
- Bijepur
- Biswanathpur
- Champadeipur
- Chhatrapur
- Gobardhanpur
- Gundri
- Jagannathpur
- Kadamguda
- Kamarada
- Kankutru
- Kumkhal
- Lakhabahali
- Lanji
- Lanjigarh
- Lanjigarh Road
- Malijubanga
- Pandapadar
- Trilochanpur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Pokharibandh? Share it with us.